Hernia truss



Feb. 28, 1933. c. A. WARBURTON HERNIA TRUSS 1931 2 sheets sheet 1 FiledOct 10 Inventor a1 Wawmfim V fiByg flllomey I F 1933- c. A. WARBURTON1,899,373

HERNIA TRUSS I Filed Oct. 10 1951 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Inventor fl Home y lportingo bandagel Pat entedFeb; 2s,+-1933+ v i CHARLESA. wnnnuizro w, ornxierriirjirriwfiiwrs rran annnnmjrni'y i 1 Application filed 'October'10, 1931.': Seria1 no. 568 1415413 i This invention relates ;.to ,aniimproved surgical 'appliancejsuch as is sometimes :re- 't'erred to inthe art and trade as a 'hernia truss,- and otherwise known as a rupturesup- ,The special selectionan-d I parts is destine'd'to" provide a,stru'ctureo reci gnizableas a novel contribution to the, prior; art,and calculated toI f-ulfill the requirements 4 Plot-an upplia'nceof thisclass a manner moire satisfactory than c prior pat-ented andfma'rketedtrusses utilized for the same? general purpose I structurally speaking,improved: ap-

pliance is characterized by three paramount features;-namely an improvedpadgan imc proved method ofassociating the belt with i the pad, anddistinguishable devicefforjconnesting the belt and pad together topromote ng displacement of th-epador belt," v I In the drawings: I g Figure l is an outside elevational 'vieW showing the association of thebelt and pad. 3 Figure 2 is an inner elevational view of the bodycontacting lamination of the pad. to Figure 3 isanexternalelevational-eview of: the pad;disclosing-the belt attaching iineans.f

. 3e 1 Figure 4 is an edg jeleiiation o fthe strucl, tureseeninFigure3ri7 line 5 5 of Figure 3, o

; Figure 6 is anend elevation :01" Figures 3 and lpthe line 7 7 ofFigure 3. I Figure 8 is a perspective View, of the belt 4 backing plate.f

' Figure 7 is a central transverse sectionjonpad.

I crties to guard againstundue slippageiand to co-ordinationof. I Iproyide I fspeced parallel cleats; let. offleather' orqsuitr f ablerigid material these cleats being wedge-* 6 freedom of bodily movementWithout allow ,crotch's'trap 22. 1 M c The plate 18 constitutes abacking member? forthe belt and constitutes a rockable cou 9 plingbetween the lcieltj'angl pad allowingmhe-j; c desired fulcrumconnectionbetween the belt, I )1 plateyandpad Wherebytofpermit thepaidcto 5 rock-v backand-tforth in a longitudinal'man? i -ner,-butnto;-avoid l'atera'l or sidewise motion. 9

This is designed toaccommodatefreedo'in of I ;m'o,vement of the bodyfstooping, etc. I I or c I Wish-torepeat that one of the paramount: "i o1 featuresiof the invention is the specifid'lamt. o

I I Figure 9 'is aplan tievrvofthe insert meme I V fed in theouterlayer-forlamination ofthe.

In the drawings, the pa d, as 'annit', ,isdistinguished'by the numeral10. As before im-' plied,it is'of laminated construction andjpref-VProvide 'eile ctii etmainteiianjce of}? this part of the pad;againstthe'ruptureu Cementedorotherwise-rigidly}securedito the outerface.of therubberaply'Qrblock -11 '1 I is asi'ngl'elply of leather 180rother suitable H I materialv ofappropriate strength'desizgned to;

interposed between the plies" 11; tndaislai i shaped in crosssection andsecured together in spacdp e i m y, a tie 15-1 Th o s l sectional shapeof these spaced-parallel cleats 1 14isfclesigned to slightly cup therubber'ply 11 to provide the desired concayed configurae Vtio'ntofurtherfacilitatefproper maintenance v y ;.of the. pad: 0

jlii'gidlyattachedto thepadisall shaped sta 'ale 16havingits,headed endportion im- 3 I be'ddedQinthe leather/ply 13'and bearingflo againstrtheinsert or cleat H tch properly dis-, tribute the strain and stress andtoproduce l I thelde'sired de ree off ressuremaintained;

against the pad whengthe belt is sufiiciently Ff ,tighten'ed.=u t' eThebeltwhich maybe of anyappropriate w o st ction is' stilig i h d y hen m I 17 and'themeansfo connectingktheibelt to;,

portantfeature ofthe invention, This5means (I 5comprises;a;substantial;rectangular metal Figure 5 is a longitudinalsection onthe- I g V as at 19 to provideflachennel; This channel 1 isrdckably connected with the bight portion 7 plate 18 having itsintermediate portion'bent of the staple 16. v I v I e Y'Theplat-e18carries a loop 20 for passage of the belt and a link ;21 toaccommodate a;

nated pad With its absorbent self-conforming properties characterized bythe suction socket 12 and laminated formation of rubber and leather;together With the insert ltied together in spaced parallelism andintended to slightly cup the rubber facing or block 11 When the pad isproperly Worn.

In addition the specificifulcrum and attaching' plate with the beltloop," as wellas the rocking connectionprovided between the belt and padconstitutes a cardinal feature of importance. Lilievvisefthe structure aWhole is characterized by simplicity and economy, and transcends as animprovement in the art in that it promotes gr-eater] coinfort andcurative properties than previously knowntrdsses, 'j 1 It is thoughtfrom the foregoingrdes'crip tlblitllflt lthe advantages and novelfeatures of tliefinvention' will be readily apparent. J

It is to bekinderstood'tliat changes may be made in the construction andin the combination and arrangementiof the "several parts,"

provided that such changes-fall 'vv'ithin "the scope" ofthe appendedclaim.

A truss embodying {apad *coniprisingt-ai laminated ovate body, said bodyincluding an inner ply of rubber; a reinforcing ply ofle'atlie'rsec'ured to the outer face ofsaiolinner plyjand a paii'ofspa'ced parallehsubstan ti'a'lly "rigid inserts interposed betweensaid inner and outerplies, said inserts being-tied together and-bein'g'a' of "Wedge-shaped cross sectional shape for the purpose specified,"a

' U-shaPe'd staple having'liea-dedendportions anchored in; sai'd outeileatherp'ly and-bear ing a-gainst saidWedge-shaped inserts,and a platehaving a U shaped bend at *its center j and forminga "depression on theouter face" 7 of the plate through which the bight' of the staplepasses", withthe convex "portion of the bend restingagainst the outerply aiidafbflt 1 receiving' niernberhaving its' ends connectedto'the'out'rfacefof theplate;

Intestimonywhereof I afii zi my signature? 7 CHARLES 7 A; WARBURTUN:

